GOD GIVES US MUSIC “Make music from your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19  Try to think of all the times in your day you hear music. Nearly every television program and ad includes music. And we often hear someone close to us singing, humming, or whistling a tune. Music […]

GOD GIVES US STRENGTH “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13  Have you ever heard of Jonas Rantanen of Finland? In 2011, Jonas did something no one else had ever done. He lifted a weight of 1,268 pounds. Today he still holds that record. […]

GOD GIVES US A COLORFUL WORLD “The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn.” Exodus 38:18 What comes in boxes of 8, 16, 24, 48, 64, 72, 80, 96, and 120? Crayola Crayons. In 1903 the Crayola Company introduced a box of […]

GOD GIVES US GOVERNMENT “Be subject to rulers and authorities” Titus 3:1  In the United States we are fortunate to have a government called a “republic” where the people elect representatives to serve them. God has blessed us with the freedom to choose whom we would like to serve us […]

GOD GIVES FREEDOM FROM FEAR “Do not fear, for I am with you.” Isaiah 41:10  Have you ever been afraid?  Fear is something each of us has experienced.  Someone once studied things that people fear the most. Number 1 on the list was fear of speaking in front of a […]

GOD GIVES US VOICES “I love the LORD, for he heard my voice.” Psalm 116:1  When we think of all the wonderful blessings God has given us, we sometimes forget such a simple thing as our voices. We’re so used to talking from the moment we get up in the […]

GOD GIVES US EARS “Ears to hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.” Proverbs 20:12  Did you ever stop to think about those two flaps on the sides of your head called ears? The ear is a marvelous miracle of God’s creation. We use our ears to […]

GOD GIVES US CLOTHING “Why do you worry about clothes?” Matthew 6:28  A blessing that we often take for granted is our clothing. Since our parents usually try to keep us well-clothed, we don’t put much thought into it, that is, until we don’t want to wear something because it […]

GOD GIVES US WEATHER “He brings the clouds. . . to water the earth and show his love.” Job 37:13 Do you know what the weather forecast is for tomorrow? Without a forecast we might dress for a sunny day and be caught in the rain. Even though the meteorologists […]